Folding extension-step.



. SCHULTZ FOLDING EXTENSION STEP.

APPLICATION msu 0012s. 1914.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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DAVID SCHULTZ, or UBBANA, INDIANA.

FOLDING EXTENSION-STEP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1d, 1915.

Application filed October 26, 1914. Serial No. 868,764.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID SCHULTZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Urbana, in the county of \Vabash and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Extension-Steps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway rolling stock, and more specificallyto improvements in folding extension steps for passenger cars.

The object of my invention is to provide an additional step which, whenin inoperative position is retained beneath the fixed steps of a railwaycar, but which may be extended simply by the operation of a hand lever.When so extended it provides an additional step so close to the groundas to do away with the necessity for placing a stool such as iscustomarily used to aid passengers in alighting from a car.

Furthermore, my device is extremely simple in construction andoperation, durable, and so arranged that it may be added as a part ofthe equipment of cars already in use, and does not require theinstallation of entire new car steps.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularlyenumerated, will be clearly understoodfrom the detailed description anddrawings forming a part of this specification.

Furthermore, this invention consists in the novel arrangement andcombination of parts more particularly described in the followingspecification and embodied in the claim appended hereunto and forming apart of this application.

Referring now to the drawings which are merely illustrative of myinvention; Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved car step. Fig. 2is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional viewtaken on the line 38 of Fig. 1.

Referring further to the drawings, wherein similar reference charactersdesignate similar parts throughout the respective views, 1 designatesthe side pieces between which are interposed in fixed position theconventional type of car step 2. An extension step 3 is centrallymounted upon U,-

shaped hanger rods 4, said hanger rods being pivotally mounted at theends of the upwardly extending arms thereof upon said side pieces 1 at apoint beneath the lowermost of said steps 2. A plurality of L- shapedmembers 5, have their longer arms secured upon the underside of theextension step 3 so that the shorter arms (3 thereof will projectslightly from the inner side of said step 3. A rod 7 is pivotallyinterposed between said side pieces 1 at a certain point in the rear ofsaid steps 2. A lever 8 is fixed upon one end of said rod 7 and isadapted to regulate the movement of said rod. A sector locking member 8is fixed upon one of the side pieces 1 adjacent the lever 8. Said sectorlocking member is provided with incut portions 8 upon the outer facenear both ends thereof, said lever being adapted to seat Within saidincut portions respectively when the extension step is either inoperative or inoperative position. A plurality of hinge members 9 arefixedly mounted at one end thereof upon the rod 7, and pivotally mountedupon the short arms 6 of the L-shaped members 5 at the other endthereof, said hinges being provided with lugs 10 upon the hingedportions adjacent the pivotal point thereof adapted to limit the forwardmovement of said hinges.

From the construction as described, it is obvious that by pulling thelever 8 upwardly the extension step 3 will be moved forwardly intooperative position, and that by moving said lever downwardly theextension step will be returned to a point beneath the steps 2.

The utility, adaptability, and advantages of my improved form of'foldingextension step being obvious, it is unnecessary to further enlarge uponthe same herein.

Having now described and pointed out the new and useful features of myinvention, I do not limit myself to the shape of certain parts where theshape is not essential, nor do I restrict myself to the exact details ofconstruction shown and described, but mean and intend to claim allequivalents and variations thereof not departing in principle from myinvention and falling within the purview of the appended claim,

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a railway car step, the combination of a plurality of U-shaped hangerrods pivotally mounted upon said step, an auxiliary step mediallymounted upon said hanger rods, L-shaped rods secured upon said auxiliarystep, a rod interposed between the sides of said car step, a levermounted upon one end of said rod, and a plurality of hinge 10 membersinterposed between said rod and said L-shaped rods.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. DAVID SCHULTZ. WVitnesses: J. E. LONG,

M. F SI-IOOKMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

